Steering Committees

2026-2027 Members

President

Tricia McElroy / tmcelroy@ua.edu

Vice President

Connar Franklin / cgfranklin1@ua.edu

Secretary

Kim Parker / kcparker4@ua.edu


Academic Affairs

            Greg Cottrell / gpcottrell@ua.edu

            Margaret Peacock / mepeacock@ua.edu

Community & Legislative Affairs

            Brenda Smith / bsmith2@sw.ua.edu

            Matthew Valasik / mavalasik@ua.edu

Opportunities, Intercultural Connections, and Success

            Luvada Harrison / lharrison1@ua.edu

            Anil Mujumdar / amujmdar@law.ua.edu

Faculty Life

            Darren Surman / surma001@ua.edu

            Stacey Hughey Surman / ssurman@ua.edu

Faculty & Senate Governance

            Patrick Kung / pkung@ua.edu

            Laura McNeill / jlmcneill@ua.edu

Financial Affairs

            Anneliese Bolland / acbolland@ua.edu

            Aislinn O’Donohoe Riley / aodonohoe@ua.edu

Research & Service

            Ch’ree Essary / cessary@ua.edu

            Mark Weaver / mweaver@ua.edu

Information Technology & Strategic Communication

            Patrick Kung / pkung@ua.edu

            Laura McNeill / jlmcneill@ua.edu

Student Life

            Cherie Moman / csmoman@ua.edu

            Carrie Turner / ceturner6@ua.edu